The Contemporary Context of Gurdjieff’s Movements

The “sacred dances” or “Movements” were first revealed by George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (c. 1866–1949) in 1919 in Tiflis (Tblisi), the site of the first foundation of his Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man. The proximate cause of this new teaching technique has been hypothesized to be Jea...

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Main Author: Cusack, Carole M. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Religion and the arts
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 96-122
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gurdjieff, Georges I. 1872-1949 / Dance / Religion / Theosophy
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
Further subjects:B G. I. Gurdjieff Movements Rudolf Steiner Eurythmy Émile Jaques-Dalcroze Eurhythmics Rudolf von Laban Movement Choir Peter Deunov Paneurhythmy Sergei Diaghilev Vaslav Nijinsky The Rite of Spring
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